Here is a suggestion for the use of this article with colleagues. You will need a list of the 10 understandings and copies of the article written by Carol Ann Tomlinson. Informative assessment:
1. isn't just about tests. 2. really isn't about the gradebook. 3. isn't always formal. 4. isn't separate from the curriculum. 5. isn't about "after." 6. isn't and end in itself. 7. isn't separate from instruction. 8. isn't just about student readiness. 9. isn't just about finding weaknesses.
10. isn't just for the teacher.
From judging performance to guiding students to shaping instruction to informing learning, coming to grips with informative assessment is one insightful journey.
Informative assessment:
1. isn't just about tests.
2. really isn't about the gradebook.
3. isn't always formal.
4. isn't separate from the curriculum.
5. isn't about "after."
6. isn't and end in itself.
7. isn't separate from instruction.
8. isn't just about student readiness.
9. isn't just about finding weaknesses.
10. isn't just for the teacher.